What happens to takt time if demand rate is doubled?
Cannot be determined
Increases by 50%
Decreases by 50%
No change
Expert Answer
Takt Time = 1/Demand rate
If Demand rate is X, then takt time = 1/x
Now if demand rate becomes 2X, takt time = 1/2X = 0.5/X
So Takt time reduces by 0.5/X / 1/x = 50%